President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge fillip to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, which revitalisation has been a focal point of his administration’s economic policy. The new plant, whichContinue Reading
Four companies involved in the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, yesterday said they did not test for methanol. They said the specifications were given to them by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and did not include testing for the substance. The consortium of Emadab/Hyde/AY MaikifiContinue Reading
Music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards has died aged 31. He was the founder of SB.TV, an online urban music platform that helped artists like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J come to prominence. Rapper AJ Tracey was among those paying tribute, saying on Twitter: “RIP Jamal Edwards, westContinue Reading
The Concerned Citizens (CC) and the Concerned Peoples Democratic Party League (CPDPL) has called on Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Yusuf Usman, Chief Operating Officer (COO) in charge of Gas and Power, Tombomieye Adokiye, Chief Operating Officer (COO) in charge of Upstream, MustaphaContinue Reading
Sky News analysis of new data shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to buy a home, especially for people in the parts of the country on the lowest incomes. Rents are also rising, albeit at a more moderate pace, with the exception of London where prices are actually falling.Continue Reading
Nigeria defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0 in their Group D encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Garoua, Cameroon. Sadiq Umar scored in the 56th minute with an assist from Kelechi Iheanacho to put Nigeria ahead. after a sensational dribble by Moses Simon. Winning today’s game, Nigeria isContinue Reading
Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, will be released in September 2028. The Nigerian entrepreneur and a Forbes Africa 30 under-30 honoree was sentenced to a 10-year jail term in the U.S. A statement by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons on its website revealed that Obi isContinue Reading
AYRA Starr, the 19-year-old songstress on Don Jazzy’s Mavins record has gotten the attention of one of the leading global streaming platforms, Spotify. The streaming platform has announced its decision to celebrate Ayra Starr through the Spotify Equal music programme as the Equal Africa Artist of the Month. This announcementContinue Reading
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media giant will change the name of its holding company to Meta, in a rebrand that comes as the company faces a series of public relations crises. Zuckerberg revealed the new name at Facebook’s annual AR/VR conference on Thursday, where he outlined the company’s virtual-realityContinue Reading
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), says Nigeria’s trade cost is too high and needs to be cut down to facilitate local and international investment. Okonjo-Iweala stated this via a video link on the second day of the midterm ministerial performance review at the presidential villa, Abuja.Continue Reading
